jquery.fliptext.js

// flip upside down text 
// more detail : http://paulirish.com/2009/flip-text-upside-down-jquery-plugin/


// source: http://s.ytimg.com/yt/js/april_fools-vfl84826.js
// demo:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xadS1NpPsPM&flip=1
// jquery plugin-ized by Paul Irish

// usage: $('div').fliptext();


jQuery.fn.fliptext = function(){
 
  var charset ={a:"\u0250",b:"q",c:"\u0254",d:"p",e:"\u01DD",f:"\u025F",g:"\u0183",h:"\u0265",i:"\u0131",j:"\u027E",k:"\u029E",l:"l",m:"\u026F",n:"u",o:"o",p:"d",q:"b",r:"\u0279",s:"s",t:"\u0287",u:"n",v:"\u028C",w:"\u028D",y:"\u028E",z:"z",1:"\u21C2",2:"\u1105",3:"\u1110",4:"\u3123",5:"\u078E"   /* or u03DB */ ,6:"9",7:"\u3125",8:"8",9:"6",0:"0",".":"\u02D9",",":"'","'":",",'"':",,","´":",","`":",",";":"\u061B","!":"\u00A1","\u00A1":"!","?":"\u00BF","\u00BF":"?","[":"]","]":"[","(":")",")":"(","{":"}","}":"{","<":">",">":"<",_:"\u203E","\r":"\n"};
  

  jQuery.expr[':'].nochildren = function(elem){
   return !elem.innerHTML.match(/\<\w/);
  };

  function flipStr(str) {
  	var result = "";
  	for (var x = str.length - 1; x >= 0; --x){
  		var c = str.charAt(x);
  		var r = charset[c];
  		result += r != undefined ? r : c;
  	}
  
  	return result;
  };

  // we check all nodes to see if they have children by looking for < in their innerHTML
  // for a more pure DOM approach looking for textNodes only, see http://pastie.org/435207.txt
    this.find('*').andSelf().filter(':nochildren').each(function(){
 			var flipped = flipStr((this.innerText || this.textContent).toLowerCase());
			if (this.innerText) {
				this.innerText = flipped;
			} else {
				this.textContent = flipped;
			}
    
  });  
  
  return this;  
  
};